FEBRUARY

February 23rd - March 7

Tiny Stadiums Festival

ARTS FESTIVAL: Tiny Stadiums is held in Erskineville by Pact Theatre and curated by Quarterbred.  Download the program here. This year it features Hoof and Antler, Applespiel, Bababa International, Jess Oliveri Hayward Forward and the Parachutes for Ladies, Zoe Meagher, Tiger Two Times, Amy Spiers and more.

@ PACT Theatre and Erskineville Town Hall, various times, free.

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February 25

Leftoverflavours Magazine Launch

LAUNCH PARTY: Leftoverflavours is an exciting new magazine that, in their words "is teleporting you to a visual kaleidoscope of spiralling hypnotic beats of confetti falling like a cosmic mushroom within a snow globe of vivid illusions. This new biannual printed magazine is being served to you through a visually stimulating journey that hopes to transport you back in time as the leftoverflavours are rediscovered throughthe visual imagery within the flickering pages of this clash of concepts and explode like fireworks." Hosted at Oxford Art Factory's Gallery Bar, this night features performances from bands, including Foveaux, The Villianares, The Money Smokers, Whipped Cream Chargers, MC GAff E + the whatevers, Disco Deeg, Driftwood Drones, Crusade & the Spirits, Jack Colwell & the OWLS.

@ Oxford Art Factory Gallery Bar, 7pm, $15.

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February 25

Ears Exhibition

ART: Ears, a.k.a. Tony Curran, is doing his first Sydney solo show, at Oh Really Gallery. Opening night.

@ Oh Really Gallery, 6pm, free.

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February 26

fastBreak - What Matters?

TALKS: Vibewire and The Powerhouse Museum are hosting a series of monthly talks. "At each event, five young masterminds who are engaged broadly across design, communications, technology, science and creative industries will tackle big questions with five-minute responses around themes of creativity, commercialisation, collaboration, connections and conversation." This one features Jess Cook, Mark Pollard, Jess Miller, Michael Fox and Matthew Huynh.

@ The Powerhouse Museum Boiler Room, 8am, Book Now.

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February 27

The Naked City Goodbye Brunch

FAREWELL PARTY: Jay Katz and Miss Death's fantastic radio show is at the end of its life and to say farewell there's a brunch on, courtesy of fBI, with champagne.

@ fBI Radio Headquarters, 10am-12pm, free with tears.

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Feburary 28

THE LAST PARTY ON EARTH

MUSIC: Smirnoff are offering events grants and the winner of the last one is putting on this party, which features NO LIGHTS - just torches! - and also some great bands, including  THE SCARE, ILLY, THE SEABELLIES, THE TONGUE, DEEP SEA ARCADE, SHERLOCK’S DAUGHTER, MIND OVER MATTER, SUPER FLORENCE JAM, JOYRIDE & THE ACCIDENTS (live). DJs are CASSIAN (Bang Gang 12”), M.I.T v BENLUCID, MAILER DAEMON, The Lost Boys, Buzz Killington, Toki Doki, Kid & Play, Erectro, Kill the Landlord, The Resilient Microbes.

@ Q Bar/Spectrum/The Exchange, from 6pm, $20, Book Now.

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MARCH

March 2

Body Mod

GROUP SHOW: This show is built around ideas of body modifcation, scarification, tattooing, the body as a site of conflict and controversy. Fittingly shown at Polymorph Gallery. Maddison Darcey, Will Coles, Troy Hamerton, Cheralyn Darcey, Grace Kingston, Nita Holly and many more. Opening night.

@ Polymorph, 6pm, free.

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March 3

33 artists

GROUP EXHIBITION: ma gallery's final show is a big one, featuring 33 artists and a broad range of exciting works.

@ ma gallery, 6pm, free.

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March 5

The Beautiful and The Damned

FILM: The Australian Film Festival is showing a filmic version of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and the Damned,  directed by Richard Wolstencroft and starring Ross Ditcham, Kristen Condon, Norman Yemm, Paul Moder.

@ The Ritz Cinema, Randwick, 9pm, $13.

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March 6

AURALTED STATE #2

MUSIC: Lucas Abela is curating some experimental and interesting music nights, this one is at Performance Space's Clubhouse and features Naked On The Vague, Crabsmasher, Bradbury.

@ Clubhouse, Performance Space, 8pm, free (limited capacity).

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March 6-9

GOLDEN PLAINS

MUSIC FESTIVAL: Pavement, Dirty Projectors, Wooden Shjips, The Cruel Sea, Calexico, Monotonix, Optimo and others make Meredith Natural Ampitheatre their home for the weekend.

@ Meredith Natural Ampitheatre, sold out anyway.

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March 9

Deerhoof and The Tenniscoats

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC: Tenniscoats and Deerhoof are doing a great show if you're not at Golden Plains.

@ Spectrum, 8pm, Book Now.

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March 18

Vertigo Launch Party

LAUNCH: UTS magazine Vertigo launches its first issue for 2010 with its new team of editors. Come on down for half price drinks.

@ The Loft, UTS, $10 or $5 with a copy of issue one.

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March 24 - April 4

Stories from the 428

THEATRE: Exciting new voices and directors as well as some great established talent get together to create a play based on real experiences on the 428 bus route. Featuring work from Donna Abela / Vanessa Bates / Kit Brookman / Rebecca Clarke / Tahli Corin / Matt Edgerton / Joanna Erskine / Lexi Frieman / Noelle Janaczewska / Sime Knezevic / Patrick Lenton / Ned Manning / Jasper Marlow / Brooke Robinson / Alison Rooke / Phil Spencer.

@Sidetrack Theatre, Marrickville, Various times, $25/$20.

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March 27

New Weird Australia at St Petersburg

MUSIC: NWA's curation of exciting experimental music will have its first event this year in this warehouse. Featuring Paint Your Golden Face, Alps, Caught Ship and Karoshi.

@ St Petersburg Warehouse, 8pm, $10.